Jerry Brown puts advisory question on ballot without his signature

Gov. Jerry Brown will allow the placement of an advisory question on the November ballot asking whether Congress should amend the Constitution to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision, but he did so only grudgingly.

Brown’s office announced Wednesday that the Democratic governor would allow legislation placing the question on the ballot to become law without his signature. In a letter to lawmakers the previous day, Brown criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling in the landmark campaign finance case but said “we should not make it a habit to clutter our ballots with nonbinding measures as citizens rightfully assume that their votes are meant to have legal effect.”

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